The Thomas and Richard Sharples Charity

Analysis

The Thomas and Richard Sharples Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in September 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Thomas and Richard Sharples Charity reported income of £13k and spending of £2,149, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £13k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Thomas and Richard Sharples Charity sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilmington Parochial Charity (£13k), The Lanchester Partnership (£13k) and Quaker Voluntary Action (£13k).